https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 01:22:51 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dependent-care-fsa-opinion#post-2915102 Fri, 08 May 2020 10:51:46 +0000 Bluemasonjar 2915102@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I also think you should turn them off for now. With 2 kids in full time daycare we had already spent $5k before the shut down so I am just waiting for them to reopen next week so I can get the receipts to submit for reimbursement. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dependent-care-fsa-opinion#post-2915090 Thu, 07 May 2020 18:02:37 +0000 gotkimchi 2915090@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DesertDreams88: ok that’s what I was worried about too, like I end up with $1000 in there thay we can’t access </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dependent-care-fsa-opinion#post-2915088 Thu, 07 May 2020 17:23:43 +0000 DesertDreams88 2915088@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We discontinued. I'd rather lose out on tax benefits rather than actual full money. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dependent-care-fsa-opinion#post-2915086 Thu, 07 May 2020 16:49:39 +0000 gotkimchi 2915086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PurplePeony: @macintosh: thanks. We aren’t using a babysitter so i think I will stop them for now and can reevaluate as we go forward. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dependent-care-fsa-opinion#post-2915085 Thu, 07 May 2020 16:36:31 +0000 PurplePeony 2915085@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stopped mine. There’s no way we’ll meet the max this year with a school-age kid who is no longer in aftercare and likely won’t be attending camps. I’m bummed to miss out on the tax savings, but oh well. </p> <p>If you end up restarting your contributions, you should be able to specify the amount so you can spread your remaining $3k over however many paychecks are left in the year. It would mean a much bigger chunk of money being deducted from each check, so you’d have to plan for it, but it should be possible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dependent-care-fsa-opinion#post-2915080 Thu, 07 May 2020 16:07:02 +0000 macintosh 2915080@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I found out that I can pay my allocated dependent care money to a babysitter and be reimbursed. If I wasn't planning to have a babysitter, then I'd stop the dependent care payments. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dependent-care-fsa-opinion#post-2915077 Thu, 07 May 2020 15:21:44 +0000 gotkimchi 2915077@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are allowed to turn off our dependent care contributions if we wish and it sounds like we can turn them back on later if we choose. Right now I’ve been reimbursed for everything I’ve submitted, about 2000. Should I/would you turn this off for now seeing as how everything is so up in the air or assume we’ll be going back to daycare at some point? I don’t want to lose out on $3000 but I’m just so torn on what to do </p>